The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-18

D, I. Reynolds and E. z. C. Hay
wood,
rs Giles Chancery Court,
! vs. August term, 1887.
Martin Female College and others.
Tie demurrer and answer Of Mar
tin Female College, Ida E Hood,
| Susan L. Heron, John S. Wilkes,
President Of Board Of Trustees of
Martin College, ". S. Ezell, J. p.
| May, II. i! Brennan, j. s. Childers,
J. L. Chi|dele. sohn D. Fia2tt. John
L. Steele, L. IL. McCori. Board OF
Trust; j, b. CAi.defs, Il; :, Town
send, John S. Wilkes, /. II. Rainey.
c. c. Alternately, Il. A. Eosengrant,
L. E. AherDathy, f. arrow smith, Il.
Arrowsmith, j. S. Childcrs, j. 7.
Oakes, J. B. White, II. NJ Bran
nan, Atha z. lsaugh, w. S. Ezell Of
The official hoa'd OF Pulaski Station
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
DEMURRER.
Defendants not confessing the
several allogs tions contained in the
bill as true but expressly denying
many of them demur To said bill
and assign the following as grounds
OF demurrer sad ask the benefit Of
! the same By relying on 1t in their
answer.
l. Complainants by their bill at
tempt 10 set lp trust q The Ten
nessee annual conference and in
the quarterly cou ference Of the
Methodist church at Pulaski hut it
does not appear that they are aa-
thorized 10 do 50 by either confer
ence nor have they made tue Ten
nessee annual conference a party.
2. Complainants by their bill
seek to reform and revise charter
not tor any alleged i!legality in it,
but in order to make it conform to
a certain construction of the will of
Thos. Martin.
3. Complaioants seek to have a
certain construction placed on the
will OF Fhos. Aiart.n IN FAVOR Of the
Tennessee conference and quarterly
conference at Pulaski when it ap-
pears fruEl said bill itsglf that both
said conferences have construed
said will differently and acted on
said construction for seventeen
Jeara.
/. Com mplaiuants seel, to have the
Tennessee annual conference and
the quart erly conference at Pulaski
| declared trustees under the will Of
Thos. Martin to hold property
therein bequeathed wEen it daes not
appear that either OF them was al
the tine the vii! took effect capable
OF holding such property or exeeu
ing such trust.
3. The facts stated in com ulain-
ants Dill 10 not Sustain The charge
made by it that lnder the present
lease Of Martha College it is put in
hostility and disioyalty to it's true
relation to the Methodist church. bat
on the Contrary u is true &c its prop
er relation to that church.
6. A proper construction Of the
viii! OF Thos. Martin does not put
the bequest made by him for fe-
male sch oil under the control and
| management Of the Tennessee an
nual conferences or Of the quarterly
conference OF the Methodist church
at Pulaski.
| Z. 4 proper construction Of said
| wil does rot require that the Drin-
cipals and teachers OF the school
| founded under it should necessarily
| be Nethodists nor that the doc
trines and tenets OF the Methodi st
| church should be taught therein.
| s Complainants do not show that
| they have any interest whatever in
The matter in controversy either
personally or aa representing any
| other person or class except tie rela
| TOR 7. j. Dunean and he does moi
sue in his official character.
| 9. For want of equity on the face
of the bill.
And relying upon the said de
murrer "a sufficient to finally dis
pose of said suis and not waiviu 9
the same, they answer so much of
said bill as is material as follows
| ANSWER
It is true that Thos. Martin was
for long number of years a mem
| Der of the Methodist chnrch at Pu-
laeki and knew lis officers but it is
| +h,t ~ l. ,-ill ba